The
Isle of Thanet is situated on the Northeast corner of Kent. Popularized
by the “kiss-me-quick” hats and amusement arcades of the sea front,
Thanet has been a popular holiday destination for Londoners since
Victorian times.
For those of us who live and
work here, we see a very different side of the coin. True, we do have
drug and alcohol related problems, like many other seaside towns, but
generally life is pleasant and the opportunity to enjoy natural history
is almost limitless. It is
to this end that we have set this web site up. Frustrated by the lack of
information from other local sources, a small group of enthusiastic
observers, based around Ramsgate and Dumpton on the Eastern side of the
island, have decided to provide the cyber system with our tilt on
things.
Birds and insects, particularly
Moths, will be the mainstay of our input. Yet if we become aware of any
other wildlife related news, this will also be included.
Although we are based on
Thanet, we do travel about in the county, so any other sites that we
visit will be included, especially the prolific reserve at
Stodmarsh/Grove Ferry which is only twenty minutes away to the west of
us.
Deal (sea watching) and
Kingsdown (migrant moths), to the south, are about as far as we need to
travel in order to see the majority of the county’s species during the
course of a year. We also make regular trips to the woodland around
Canterbury, where some fantastic birding and mothing can be had,
particularly in the spring. News from these sites will be made available
whenever we visit these areas.
We have no fixed agenda and
will be happy to develop and learn as we go. We hope that you enjoy what
you find and will come for another look in the near future, but in
person – not via the web! Thanet is every bit as deserving of a visit
as Dungeness, just you may have to work that little bit harder to reap
the full rewards. Hopefully our site will provide some assistance.
